00:09In 1951, Mohamed Mossaddegh tried to end the British domination of Iran.
00:15Mossaddegh nationalized Iranian oil, which had been monopolized by a single British company
00:20for more than 40 years.
00:23For him, this nationalization was essential to establish a free and independent Iran.
00:42Mossaddegh also became the symbol of third-world nationalism,
00:45and his influence went far beyond his own country.
00:52And some of the people of the U.S.S.A.I. were able to support Iran.
00:57Mossaddegh's irreverence inspired love, hate and ridicule,
01:02as well as respect among his allies and his enemies.
01:06One did have this laugh about him, but from his bed he would make some very powerful speeches.
01:13Mossaddegh had to fight against a virtual alliance of foreign and domestic enemies.
01:18They undermined him in a struggle for power and control of oil.
01:24Mossaddegh has made a statement in the first language of Mossaddegh.
01:32Mossaddegh has made a statement in the first language of Mossaddegh.
01:34He has made a statement in the first language of Mossaddegh.
01:37More than five decades later,
01:39it is impossible to understand Iran without understanding Mossaddegh's victories and failures.
01:45His myth still influences life and politics in Iran today.
01:49Mossaddegh has made a statement in the first language of Mossaddegh.
01:50Mossaddegh has made a statement in the first language of Mossaddegh.
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